Monday, November 25, 2013

Canadian Week in Review 25 November 2013

I have come across the following Canadian websites, social media websites, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too

Websites

No new websites this week.

Social Media

A number of Canadian provinces have been updates on the FamilySearch Wiki website -

Alberta Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alberta

British Columbia Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/British_Columbia

Canada Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Canada

New Brunswick Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/New_Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador Wiki
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Newfoundland_and_Labrador

Nova Scotia Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Nova_Scotia

Ontario Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ontario

Prince Edward Island Wiki
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Prince_Edward_Island

Quebec https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Quebec

Saskatchewan Wiki https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Saskatchewan

News Articles

Dalnavert Museum's glimmer of hope: Historic site would be kept open to public http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/dalnavert-museums-glimmer-of-hope-232304961.html I did not know that Dalnavert Museum was once the home of Hugh John Macdonald, the son of Sir John A. Macdonald. He was twice elected as a Conservative MP and was briefly the minister of the interior in 1896. And the members of the board want to keep the museum open to the public.

Q & A: Heritage Minister Tony Ince on Bluenose II http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1168125-q-a-heritage-minister-tony-ince-on-bluenose-ii-restoration A staff reporter of the online Herald News asked some questions about the Bluenose II to the Nova Scotia Heritage Minister.

Bank of Canada: Add women from Canadian history to Canadian bank notes http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/bank-of-canada-add-women-from-canadian-history-to-canadian-bank-notes In 2011, the government put The Famous Five women on our 50-dollar bill, but nothing has been done since then. Why?

History comes alive in street names http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1169063-history-comes-alive-in-street-names Liverpool, Nova Scotia is visited to see the history of two of its streets.

Story of the Week

Macdonald & Laurier Days


Macdonald & Laurier Days, the first two prime ministers of Canada, is a website brought to us by The Historica-Dominion Institute.

The ‘days’ referred to are the days of the birthdays – February 11 for Sir John A. Macdonald and November 20 for Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

It is quite a delightful site to read some of their speeches on the site, a quiz, and to see some political cartoons.

In addition to this page, you can also read about Sir Wilfrid Laurier at

Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/primeminister/p/pmlaurier.htm

Sir Wilfrid Laurier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfrid_Laurier

Reminder: Check the Canadian Week in Review next Monday for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada. It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in country! The next post will be on 02 December 2013.